Leadership and Organizational Excellence

B10 - Accreditation — A Building Block for a Strong Foundation

Monday, April 11, 2022

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM

Location: Gaylord National, Chesapeake G -I

Moderator(s)

Jennifer Flowers, BA, MBA

Founder and CEO
Accreditation Guru, Inc.
Mamaroneck, New York

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Workshop Presenter(s)

Michael W. Johnson, MA, CAP

Managing Director, Behavioral Health Accreditation
CARF International
Tuscon, Arizona
Colette A. Bukowski, MA, LPCC-S

Associate Director, Behavioral Health Care and Human Servcies
The Joint Commission
Highland Heights, Ohio
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Kelly Barkley Mane, MS

Practice Excellence Standards Specialist
Social Current
NY, New York

This dynamic panel discussion will focus on the quality and safety supports that national accreditation provides as a solid foundation for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) and community behavioral health care providers. The panel will be moderated by Jennifer Flowers, MBA, Founder & CEO of Accreditation Guru, Inc and composed of a representative from CARF International, Alliance-COA and The Joint Commission. Each accrediting body representative will illuminate how one or more specific aspects of accreditation align with CCBHC criterion such as advancing integration of physical health care with behavioral health care and outcome measurement.

Learning Objectives:

Identify the quality and safety framework provided by national accreditation for community behavioral health providers.
Recognize the support that compliance with accreditation standards provides for some of CCBHC certification criteria.
Describe how specific components of accreditation illuminates the alignment of accreditation with CCBHC certification criteria.